Description of government structure:

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by the People's Assembly to serve a 5-year term.

In the People's Assembly (Kuvendi Popullor), 100 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 40 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: Socialist Party (PS)

Leader: Fatos NANO

Seats won in this election: 73

Seats won in last election: 101

Party: Union of Victory Coalition (PDSH & BF)**

Leader: Sali BERISHA (PDSH)

Seats won in this election: 46

Seats won in last election: 23

Party: Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Leader: Skender GJINUSHI

Seats won in this election: 4

Seats won in last election: 10

Party: Union for Human Rights Party (PBDNJ)

Leader: Vasil MELO

Seats won in this election: 3

Seats won in last election: 4

Party: Democratic Alliance (AD)

Leader: Naratan CEKA

Seats won in this election: 3

Seats won in last election: 3

Party: Democratic Christian Party (PDK)

Leader: Zef BUSHATI

Seats won in this election: 0

Seats won in last election: 1

Party: New Democratic Party (PD)

Leader: Gene POLLO

Seats won in this election: 6

Seats won in last election: 0

** Seats won in last election represent seats won by the PDSH only.

Last Parliamentary election:

Parliamentary elections were last held on June 29, 1997; 155 seats were at stake.

Population and number of registered voters:

Population: 3,490,435 (July 2000 est.)

Registered Voters: 2,497,444

Gender Data:

· Female Population: 1,511,367 (2001)

· Is Albania a signatory to CEDAW: No

· Has Albania ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (11 May 1994)

· Gender Quota: Yes

· Female candidates in this election: Yes

· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 8 (5.71%) (2001)

· Human Development Index Position: 85 (2014)

· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)